The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe - Volume IV - Tales vs The Works of Edgar Allan Poe in Ten Volumes - Volume Seven - Tales-Fantasy and Extravaganza: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Masquerade Balls, Hematidrosis, Daggers, Abbeys, Juvenile audience, Gothic fiction

Cover of The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe - Volume IV - Tales

The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe - Volume IV - Tales Edgar Allan Poe · 1902 335 pages · ≈ 6 h 12 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Works of Edgar Allan Poe in Ten Volumes - Volume Seven - Tales-Fantasy and Extravaganza

The Works of Edgar Allan Poe in Ten Volumes - Volume Seven - Tales-Fantasy and Extravaganza Edgar Allan Poe · 1904 ★★★★☆ 3.9 212 pages · ≈ 3 h 56 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

The Works of Edgar Allan Poe in Ten Volumes - Volume Seven - Tales-Fantasy and Extravaganza is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 6 for The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe - Volume IV - Tales.

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